Where does “Sterbetourismus” come from?
Sterbetourismus (German) comes from German Tourismus, from English tourism, from English tour, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Sterbetourismus (German): suicide tourism the practice of travelling to countries where assisted suicide is legal
Definitions
- suicide tourism the practice of travelling to countries where assisted suicide is legal
Ancestry of “Sterbetourismus”, step by step
Sterbetourismus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tourismus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tourismus | tourism |
| 2 | English | tourism | The act of travelling or sightseeing,... |
| 3 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 4 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 5 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 6 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 7 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via German sterben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sterben | to die; to die of a death |
| 2 | Middle High German | sterben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sterban | "strong class III"; to die, become lifeless |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sterban | to die |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sterbaną | to become stiff; to die, become lifeless |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terp- | to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be... |